Sarasota in Sarasota County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Yellow Bluffs
Erected 1963 by Sarasota County Historical Commission and Sarasota County Historical Society. (Marker Number F-103.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Places. A significant historical year for this entry is 1865.
Location. 27° 20.88′ N, 82° 32.825′ W. Marker is in Sarasota, Florida, in Sarasota County. Marker is on North Tamiami Trail (U.S. 41) near 11th Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1161 North Tamiami Trail, Sarasota FL 34236, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Whitaker Cemetery (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Mary Wyatt Whitaker (about 400 feet away); Crocker Memorial Church (about 500 feet away); Bidwell-Wood House (about 500 feet away); Whitaker Family/Gateway 2000 Executive Committee (approx. ¼ mile away); Municipal Auditorium Recreation Center and Hazzard Fountain (approx. 0.3 miles away); A Resting Place of Pioneer Families and Hidden Histories (approx. 0.4 miles away); Rosemary Cemetery (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sarasota.
Also see . . . William Whitaker (pioneer),From Wikipedia. Whitaker was an eighth-generation descendant of Jabez Whitaker, brother of Alexander Whitaker, the Jamestown colonist and theologian who baptized and performed the marriage of Pocahontas to John Rolfe.
... The path he struck from Yellow Bluffs northward would become part of Tamiami Trail.... (Submitted on March 30, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)
Credits. This page was last revised on June 21, 2018. It was originally submitted on March 30, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,011 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on March 30, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.